“Letters act as practical and useful signs but also as pure form and inner melody.”
Wassily Kandinsky
T U I T I O N Gemma teaches in-person where possible and also has a couple of online options. If you have any queries about the following classes or workshops please feel free to contact Gemma through the contact page.
For the complete beginner online:Anywhere, anytime! Foundational Hand a self-paced online course please follow this Acorn Arts link
Canberra and surrounds Online via Zoom: Classes in six week blocks start February 22, 2023 5pm - 7pm In this six-week online course we will take a holistic approach to learning calligraphy. The course is set for beginners, improvers and those who have some experience and who want to cover the fundamentals again. We will look at the whole calligraphic picture starting with mastering a few basics then moving through our alphabet using a 9th century running book-hand. We will let history be our guide. Please send Gemma your expression of interest through her contact page Ardington School of Craft (UK) Online Cnut Charter Hand with deliciously drawn decorative capitals Tuesdays 2, 9, 16 & 23 May Please follow this link CLAS Festival of Calligraphy UK The in-person event will take place from the 13th– 19th August 2023 at the Scarman Conference Centre at Warwick University UK Please follow this link ACI Associazione Calligrafica Italiana, Abano Italy FINE ESTATEIN CALLIGRAFIAABANO TERME 23-27 AGOSTO 20a EDIZIONE Hermann Kilian: an adventure Please follow this link or for booking information please email here
L E C T U R E S Gemma prepares and presents lectures for the Australian Decorative and Fine Arts Society as well as for interested groups nationally & internationally. Subjects include: The Book of Kells: it’s history and mystery The Alphabet: a history of the greatest invention of all time Gemma Black: what it means to be a calligrapher in the 21st century.
